The 33rd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition starts November 1, 2012 at Naked City Brew House in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood, and continues until a winner is crowned on Sunday, November 25 at The Comedy Underground in Seattle.

There are two "preliminary" rounds of 16-17 comedians; each comedian gets 5 minutes to impress. The Preliminary rounds consist of 6 shows, and a combination of entertainment industry and celebrity judges and audience reaction determines who moves on when each performer's 5 best scores are tallied.

The top 5 comics from the Preliminaries make the semi-finals; all the semi-finalists win some cash, and get to compete for the title by performing for 10 minutes nightly for 5 shows.

At the last Semi-Final show this year for the first time at the Snoqualmie Casino the finalists are announced. Five get to go big, and five get to go home. After 2 days to recover and plan, the Final round begins on Tuesday November 20 at the Washington Athletic Club.

This listing is for Opening Night, Thursday, November 1 at the Naked City Brewery & Tap House ONLY. Please visit our website for ticketing information for all other shows.

Complete schedule, including links to tickets, can be found at <http://www.seattlecomedycompetition.com>Like us on facebook! <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Seattle-International-Comedy-Competition/123040817753413>

Performers will be listed when the casting process is complete. We will post pictures and bios on the website.